Pre-paid power and gas consumers fear disruption during shutdown
Many of the pre-paid power and gas consumers belonging to the low-income group, who are unable to recharge enough to get through..
ADB approves $300,000 grant to support Bangladesh
The Asian Development Bank on Saturday approved $300,000 emergency grant to support the Bangladesh government’s fight against COVID-19.
IEDCR struggles as queue of test seekers grows
The government’s top officials including the health minister assured people time and again that the testing facilities for COVID-19 is going to be decentralised ..
Trump signs historic $2 trillion stimulus after Congress passes it Friday
President Donald Trump signed into law Friday afternoon a historic $2 trillion stimulus package as the American public and the US economy fight the devastating spread of Covid-19...
Dozens of young women in South Korea were allegedly forced into sexual slavery on an encrypted messaging app
One girl wrote the word slave above her genitals. Another was made to bark like a dog while naked.
Italy, Spain suffer record virus deaths
Italy on Friday recorded the most daily deaths of any country since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and Spain had its deadliest day, ..
UK PM, health secy test positive for coronavirus
The two men leading Britain’s fight against the coronavirus — prime minister Boris Johnson and his health secretary Matt Hancock..
Coronavirus fatality rate highest in Bangladesh
The government statistics showed that the death rate from novel coronavirus infection stood at 10.41 per cent as of Friday, the highest fatality..
BNP leader Sanaullah Mia dies
Bangladesh Nationalist Party law affairs secretary Sanaullah Mia died at a hospital in the capital on Friday evening.
European Union hails Khaleda’s release
The European Union on Friday welcomed the release of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia from prison.
